Cover-holder for cooking utensils.



J. B. W. MENG'ER.

COVER HOLDER FOR 000mm UTENSILS APPLICATION FILED MAR13, 1912.

Patented July 22, 1913.

JOSEPH R. W. MENGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COVER-HOLDER FOR COOKING UTENSILS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1913.

Application filed March 13, 1912. Serial No. 683,442.

1 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, rl osnrn ll. llilEN- onn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful llmprove mentsin Co\"e1.--llolders for Cooking Utensils, of which the following is aspecification.

lily invention relates to cooking utensils and particularly to potshaving covers.

The object of my invention is to provide means for holding a coverfirmly in position on the potand also constructed to grip the cover sothat same may be withdrawn from over the pot a limited distance whilestill holding the cover to the top thereof.

A further object is to provide a simple and cheap construction that canbe quickly connected to the cover and easily removed therefrom so thatit can be made and sold as a separate article of manufacture.

A further object is to provide a construction that will fit covers ofdifferent diameters within reasonable limits.

My device will be hereinafter referred to as a coverholder.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this specification Figurel is a side elevational view of a pot with my coverholder mountedthereon. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview through the knob portion of the holder. Fig. 4 is a section throughline 4cft of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the guide portionof the cover as it appears when the knob is omitted. Fig. 6 is a viewshowing the construction preferred when the holder is permanentlyattached to the cover.

A, indicates a cooking pot having a handle A extending at an angletherefrom, and the top edge of which is provided with a laterallyextending bead A, thereby forming an annular groove r in such pots asare formed with an enlarged diameter just below the head.

13, indicates a single piece of wire, the ends C-C of which are bent soas to project inwardly toward the pot body and rest below the bead A infront of the median line of the cover, and the portions BB respectivelyrest on the top surface of the cover near its edge, thus serving toclamp the cover to the beaded edge. The wire is also bent toapproximately conform to the curve of the outer periphery of the coverand rests in contact therewith. The arm port-ions 13 -43 respectivelyare bent and are clamped together by a band of wire or sheet metal D,and the wire is further bent to engage the edge of the cover as shown atB, and then to form a loop E, preferably rectangular in shape, and thento form a horizontally extending loop or projection F. Where the knob Gis employed, I prefer to recess the under side as indicated at G, andpass a wire ll down through the center of the knob and bend its endsaround the portions ll. It will he understood that the wire B is made ofgood spring wire to yieldably clamp the cover to the pot.

In Fig. 6, I have shown the cover-holder clamped to the cover, the endsof the wire H being passed through holes Ill in the cover J and benttoward each other, thus holding the wire 13 to the cover and alsoholding the knob to the wire. The dotted lines in Fig. 1 illustrate theposition of the cover when partly withdrawn from over the pot.

A person can handle a small pot with one hand, by grasping the handle Aand placing the forefinger uiuler the loop F and forcing it upward andthen drawing it upward in line with the handle, the ends U-C of the wireengage the outer edge of the cover and draw it backward from the top ofthe pot the groove portion ll serving to hold the rear edge of the coverfirmly. The loop E serves to guide the cover properly on the handle andprevents the cover from .moving laterally over the pot.

In some pots where the cover does not extend beyond the head A of thepot, the cover does not engage the groove it until it has been movedslightly from over the pol, but snaps into position as soon as the coveris tilted slightly, as will be readily understood.

lVhere large pots are to he used with, my comm-holder, l prefer the knobeonstri'wtion since both hands are usually employed in handling the potand one hand can then grasp the handle while the other grasps the knob,and the cover can be more easily nianipulated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new 1. A cover-holderhaving resilient arms adapted to overlie the top edge portion of a potcover and the ends of which extend under the head of a pot. and having aportion at one side provided with a loop eX- tending in plane transverseto said arms said loop being adapted to slidingly engage a pot handle ofthe character described.

2. A cover-holder having resilient arms adapted to overlie the top outerportions of a pot cover and the ends of which are adapted to extendunder the bead formed on the top edge of a pot, and including a guidingportion at one side extending transversely of said arms embracing thepot handle to guide the cover-holder, and a handle eX- tending from saidguiding portion underneath the pot handle.

3. A cover-holder having resilient arms adapted to overlie the top outerportions of a pot cover and the ends of which extend un der the beadformed on the top edge of a pot, and a guide portion at one sideembracing the pot handle to serve as a guide for the cover-holder, and aknob connected to one side of said holder.

4. A cover-holder having resilient arms, the ends of which arehook-shaped, said arms being curved and united together, and having agroove or notch formed adjacent the junction and adapted to engage theedge portion of a pot cover and a guide extending transversely of thearms and embracing the handle.

5. A cover-holder having resilient arms, the ends of which arehook-shaped, said arms being curved and united together, and having agroove or notch formed adjacent the junction and adapted to engage theedge portion of a pot cover, and a guide loop extending transversely ofthe arms adapted to engage a pot handle of the character described.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 4th day of March A. D. 1912.

JOSEPH R. XV. MENGER.

Witnesses:

FRANK M. AsHLEY, MINNIE S. MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

